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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Subtribe: | Carystina |
Genus: | Damas Godman, [1901] |
Damas is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Recognised species in the genus Damas include:
Damas may refer to:
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Celaenorrhinus is a genus of skipper butterflies which are commonly termed sprites. An alternate name is flats, for their habit of holding their wings flat when resting, but this is also used for related genera. They are the type genus of tribe Celaenorrhinini.
Hasora khoda, the large banded awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India, parts of Southeast Asia and Australia.
Chamunda chamunda is a species of spread-winged skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Chamunda and the monotypic subfamily Chamundinae. It is found from Assam to Burma, Thailand, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia and possibly Java.
Dalla is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Decinea is a Neotropical genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Heliopetes is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Iliana is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It was described in 1937 by Ernest Layton Bell, with Iliana romulus as type species. The genus has a neotropical distribution.
Katreus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Lamponia is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Moeris is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Piruna is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Tigasis is a Neotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Darpa is a genus of spread-wingedskippers in the family Hesperiidae. Their distribution is restricted to the Indomalayan realm.
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